In my opinion, homophobia in schools goes hand in hand with the debate surrounding equal marriage. Homophobia stems from ignorance; from a belief that gay people are less important than straight people.

We still live in a world in which a professional footballer will tweet homophobic messages to thousands of followers and not think of the consequences; will also still live in a world where people are being hung because they are gay. There's clearly a fight still to be won, and events such as National Student Pride underline this very fact.